A Nordwind Airlines' Boeing 777-200ER passenger aircraft, the first flight of the air link between Moscow and Pyongyang since the mid-1990s, stands on the tarmac before departure at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Until now, the only direct air route between Russia and North Korea was Air Koryo's service from Pyongyang to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.27.07.2025#8972778
Passengers check-in for their Nordwind Airlines' flight to North Korea's Pyongyang launching the direct air connection between the two capitals since the mid-1990s, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Until now, the only direct air route between Russia and North Korea was Air Koryo's service from Pyongyang to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.27.07.2025#8972777
Passengers check-in for their Nordwind Airlines' flight to North Korea's Pyongyang launching the direct air connection between the two capitals since the mid-1990s, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Until now, the only direct air route between Russia and North Korea was Air Koryo's service from Pyongyang to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.27.07.2025#8972775
Passengers check-in for their Nordwind Airlines' flight to North Korea's Pyongyang launching the direct air connection between the two capitals since the mid-1990s, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Until now, the only direct air route between Russia and North Korea was Air Koryo's service from Pyongyang to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.27.07.2025#8972774
Passengers check-in for their Nordwind Airlines' flight to North Korea's Pyongyang launching the direct air connection between the two capitals since the mid-1990s, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Until now, the only direct air route between Russia and North Korea was Air Koryo's service from Pyongyang to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.27.07.2025#8972773
A Nordwind Airlines' Boeing 777-200ER passenger aircraft, the first flight of the air link between Moscow and Pyongyang since the mid-1990s, stands on the tarmac before departure at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Until now, the only direct air route between Russia and North Korea was Air Koryo's service from Pyongyang to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.27.07.2025#8972772
Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov speaks to the media before boarding Nordwind Airlines' flight on departure to North Korea's Pyongyang launching the direct air connection between the two capitals since the mid-1990s, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Until now, the only direct air route between Russia and North Korea was Air Koryo's service from Pyongyang to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.27.07.2025#8972771
A Nordwind Airlines' Boeing 777-200ER passenger aircraft, the first flight of the air link between Moscow and Pyongyang since the mid-1990s, takes off from the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Until now, the only direct air route between Russia and North Korea was Air Koryo's service from Pyongyang to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.27.07.2025#8972766
A Nordwind Airlines' Boeing 777-200ER passenger aircraft, the first flight of the air link between Moscow and Pyongyang since the mid-1990s, takes off from the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Until now, the only direct air route between Russia and North Korea was Air Koryo's service from Pyongyang to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.27.07.2025#8972765
A Nordwind Airlines' Boeing 777-200ER passenger aircraft, the first flight of the air link between Moscow and Pyongyang since the mid-1990s, takes off from the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Until now, the only direct air route between Russia and North Korea was Air Koryo's service from Pyongyang to Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.27.07.2025#8972764
A passenger holds his Russian citizen's passport and tickets on a Nordwind Airlines flight to Pyongyang in North Korea, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. On July 27, the first direct flight is scheduled to depart from Sheremetyevo at 07:00 p.m. Moscow time (04:00 p.m. GMT).27.07.2025#8972490
Passengers check-in for a Nordwind Airlines flight to Pyongyang in North Korea, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. On July 27, the first direct flight is scheduled to depart from Sheremetyevo at 07:00 p.m. Moscow time (04:00 p.m. GMT).27.07.2025#8972467
Passengers check-in for a Nordwind Airlines flight to Pyongyang in North Korea, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. On July 27, the first direct flight is scheduled to depart from Sheremetyevo at 07:00 p.m. Moscow time (04:00 p.m. GMT).27.07.2025#8972459
A passenger holds his citizen's passport of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea citizen's passport, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. On July 27, the first direct flight from Moscow to Pyongyang is scheduled to depart from Sheremetyevo at 07:00 p.m. Moscow time (04:00 p.m. GMT).27.07.2025#8972447
Passengers check-in for a Nordwind Airlines flight to Pyongyang in North Korea, at the Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia. On July 27, the first direct flight is scheduled to depart from Sheremetyevo at 07:00 p.m. Moscow time (04:00 p.m. GMT).27.07.2025#8972441